The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Athens Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), also a Quaker organization, hosted a Rally of Resistance on Saturday to voice concerns about the Trump administration’s actions and policies. It is the first in a series of four rallies that will be hosted on the first Saturday of every month for the remainder of the year. At the rally, a “declaration of resistance” was available for attendees to sign. The declaration read, “We will protect,” “We will resist” and “We will build,” reflecting the themes organizers emphasized during the rally. The AFSC, an international organization, has been encouraging similar events and actions across the country. The Athens Religious Society of Friends hosted a similar rally on July 4, where attendees began to sign the declaration of resistance banner. “The Quakers are a peace church, and we do everything that we can to try to avoid getting into wars and conflict. But obviously, we haven't been able to do that, and we've been protesting wars for a long, long time,” Deb Weiler, a member of the Athens Religious Society of Friends, said. The Quakers were joined by a variety of members from other organizations, including Oconee Street United Methodist Church and Indivisible Georgia District 10. “The United Methodist tradition includes an incredibly strong statement of peace and social…
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